ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>5th Annual Snowshoe Festival Horseshoe Pitching Tournament</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <META name=template content="Basic Black"> <META name=Description content="The 2010 8th Annual Snowshoe Festival, Stuarts Draft, VA"> <META name=KeyWords content=",stuarts draft,snowshoe festival,Virginia,Horseshoe,pitching,tournament,"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#c0c0c0> <DIV align=center> <H1>The 5th Annual Snowshoe Festival <BR><FONT size=3>held at Schneider Park, Stuarts Draft, Va.<BR>Hosted by the Stuarts Draft Horseshoe Club<BR>on January 16, 2010</FONT></H1> <TABLE border=1 width="60%" bgColor=#00ff00> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=172> <P align=center><B><A href="#Results">Tournament Results</A> </B></P></TD> <TD bgColor=#00ff00 width=263 align=middle><B>Links on this page.</B> </TD> <TD width=109> <P align=center><B><A href="#photos">Photo&#39;s</A> </B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV align=center> <P align=center><B><A href="../../main.html">Return to Current News and Updates</A></B></P> <TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../main_CD.html">Site index </A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../search_vahpa.html">Search<BR>the VaHPA</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../how-to-join-the-virginia-horseshoe-pitchers-association.html"> Join VaHPA</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="../../clubs_in_va/Clubs.html"><FONT size=2>Clubs in Virginia</FONT></A></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="http://hsmaster.vahpa.com/"><FONT size=2>HsMaster Help Desk</FONT></A><FONT size=2> </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html"><FONT size=2>Historical Data</FONT></A><FONT size=2> <BR></FONT><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html"><FONT size=2>Hall Of Fame</FONT></A></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html">State Champions </A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../Contact_e/contact_web_master.html">State Officers</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=va_hpa" target=RIGHT>Sign Guest book</A> </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/gb/view?member=va_hpa"><FONT size=2>View Guest book</FONT></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P></P> <CENTER> <TABLE border=1 width="75%" bgColor=#ffffcc cols=1> <CAPTION><b>5th Annual SnowShoe Festival<br> by Pat Snelgrove</b></CAPTION> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>5th SnowShoe Festival <p>And WHAT a festival it was !! <br> <br> We had about 6 of snow on the ground on the south side, and on the north side, was grass  wet, but grass none the less, and plenty of sun in sky. The day turned out so pleasant, that most of us played in our shirtsleeves!! However, with the ground being so snowy and wet, it was decided to play by pitching on the carpet this year. The closest shoe to the pin got a point, so long as it landed within the confines of the actual pitching box. If it landed on the edge of the concrete, it didn t count. </p> <p>We broke up into groups of sevens  one had a six  and played round robin, 21 point games. It was really strange to watch the faces as I handed out  regular round robin cards. We ve all gotten so spoiled using the pre-printed HSMaster cards, that it took everyone a couple minutes to remember how to use the things! </p> <p>We had several new-comers this year. Terry Figgins had brought his daughter Haley. She thought it would be too cold to play, so didn t sign up. What a pleasant surprise when she spent the day up on the hill getting a tan!! </p> <p>Eddie Gregory brought along a new pitcher  Carrie Turner  who ended up winning her group and pitching in the Championship round! Although she played against Terry Figgins and Tamara Burke for the Championship, she kept a good attitude about it. We welcome her aboard, and I m certain that I ll be pitching against her sometime this coming summer. </p> <p>Randy Rickard s friend Allen enjoyed himself. Randy s hoping we can get him into the regular VaHPA events this season. It was also good to catch up with Gary Martin and Mickey Gillespie from over toward Richmond. They d been planning to come, but kept a keen eye on the weather forecast before committing the night before. </p> <p>After all the regular rounds were complete, two of the groups had three-way-ties for first place, so those had to be pitched off. Then finally, we could start the Championship round. Tamara Burke, from WV, won the Championship play off, but Terry Figgins gave her a good run for it. She smiled as she accepted this year s Grand Champ Snowman Trophy and her split of the entry fees. </p> <p>We had a great time, and it s a good thing the date was when it was& the weekends before and the ones since would not have worked out at all. I m looking forward to some warmer weather, and seeing you all on the courts soon. </p> <p>Pat </p> <p></p> <BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <HR SIZE=6 width="100%" noShade> <BR><A name=Results></A><BR>&nbsp; <DIV align=center> <TABLE border=1 width="75%" bgColor=#ffffcc cols=1> <CAPTION><B>Results</B></CAPTION> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Champion - Tamara Burke , Runner-Up- Terry Figgins, 3rd Place - Carrie Turner<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <HR SIZE=6 width="100%" noShade> <A name=photos></A> <DIV align=center><FONT size=6>The 2010 Snowshoe Festival </FONT><BR> <P align=center>Click on any photo to enlarge. <BR>Photos by Kevin Snelgrove</P> <TABLE border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_01_16-DSC05415-5th-snowshoe---.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_01_16-DSC05415-5th-snowshoe---thumb.jpg" width=100 height=66></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A 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